Portland, OR vs Kansas City, MO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 3.7% more per capita than Kansas City ($855/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Kansas City
Total Spending
$15.3B
$11.5B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$22,820
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$675.4M
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$1,335
Total Debt
$1.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$0
Population
646,101
505,958
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Kansas City$119
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Kansas City$0
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Kansas City$1,309
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandKansas City
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $623 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $7 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $3,794 |
| Other | $7,916 | $11,150 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandKansas City
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $119 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $3,018 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $1,849 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $1,309 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $4,681 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $0 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $3,123 |
| Other | $6,689 | $8,721 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health